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Paul Tilley, DDB Chicago's award-winning creative chief, has died in an apparent suicide. Tilley, 40, is thought to have died after falling from Chicago's Fairmont Hotel, which is next door to the agency.

Chicago police said the incident remained a "death under
investigation".

Tilley, who had been at the agency for 11 years, took over as the
managing director for creative in September 2006. At the time, he called
it a "dream job" and set about trying to restore flagging growth at the
agency, whose clients include McDonald's and Anheuser-Busch.

Rick Carpenter, the DDB Chicago chief executive, described Tilley as "a
mentor to many and a friend to all". He added: "The reality of this news
is difficult to comprehend."

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